On the Sunday, December 24th 1944 episode of The Great Gildersleeve, Gildy overcomes depression and recent legal issues to have a wonderful celebration at his home. All the most-famous townspeople of Summerfield stopped by.

This episode pulled a rating of 14.9. Roughly ten million people tuned in.

For more information on the launch of The Great Gildersleeve and the show’s 1944, please tune into Breaking Walls Episode 149.